-- Cal executive associate athletic director Dan Coonan and Evansville AD Bill McGillis are the two finalists for Santa Clara's vacant athletic director job, with several sources speculating that Coonan will be named the Broncos' AD later this week. The Santa Clara vacancy was created when Cheryl Levick left to become athletic director at Saint Louis University..

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Agassi's path includes a potential quarterfinal against No. 1 Roger Federer. Roddick, the defending champion, could meet 2000 winner Marat Safin in the fourth round. Safin beat Roddick and Agassi in the Australian Open.

Serena and Venus Williams are on opposite sides of the field, so they can't meet until the final.

Soccer: Arsenal extended its league unbeaten streak to 43 games, a record for England's top division, with a 3-0 victory over Blackburn in London. The previous record of 42 games was set by Nottingham Forest in 1977-78 and 1978- 79.

Little League: Chance Murski hit a grand slam to lead Richmond, Texas, to the U.S. final with an 8-2 win over Morganton, N.C., at the World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. Texas on Saturday plays the winner of today's Thousand Oaks (Ventura County)-Preston, Md., game for the U.S. championship. The world championship is Sunday.

High schools: Chris Volta was named the baseball coach at St. Francis High in Mountain View. Volta had been an assistant the last five years for Chris Bradford, who retired in June after posting a record of 634-262-6 in 31 seasons for the Lancers.